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series33 books1964

completed

Reflective in tone.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue

series11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dune →

includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue

Start with Foundation →

includes Trantorian Empire, The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

Catteni SequenceSeries

series5 books1970

completed

Space opera, about slavery.

“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
from the catalogue

Start with Freedom's Landing →

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